John Howard understands this and accepts being searched overseas.
Really? When was the last time that
HE was searched? Whether in Oz or overseas! Did our "security guardians" search the Indon PM? Did they search the Malaysian PM?
No, I didn't think so!
I feel sure that there are diplomatic protocols governing Heads of State. Speaker of India’s parliament, Somnath Chatterjee, is clearly not a Head of State so I have no problem with him having to be subjected to a security search.
And, as I said on another topic recently, I'm prepared to bet that if anyone attempted to pull a security search on Dubya, half a dozen Secret Service agents would undoubtedly intervene, with guns drawn! And that, of course, begs another issue doesn't it!